On the 29th of March the Foundation
for Human Resources Development (FHRD) biennial general meeting was held. At
the members meeting the work carried out during the period 2015-2017 was
presented, whilst the new team which will lead the organisation for the next
two years was elected.

Christine Coleiro (Fimbank plc.), Matthew
Naudi (Allied Group), Anne Marie Thake (University of Malta), Michelle Fenech
Seguna (Westin Dragonara Resort), Claudine Attard (PWC Malta), Roderick Bajada
(Malta Public Transport) and Mark Bugeja (Nectar Group) were elected. During
the first board meeting of the newly elected board, Christine Colerio was
elected amongst the board members as the President of FHRD for the period 2017
-2019. Matthew Naudi in turn was elected as Vice-President.

Coleiro Christine is currently First Vice
President Human Resource at FIMBank plc.She holds an MSC in Human Resource Development and Performance
Management with the University of Leicester and a coaching certification with
the International Coach Federation. Prior to joining FIMBank, Christine worked
for KPMG Malta and Ireland.She holds a
Warrant as a Certified Public Accountant and a Practicing Certificate in
Auditing, issued by the Maltese Accountancy Board. Christine is an influential
HR specialist with over 10 years' experience in both local and international HR
spheres. She has championed various HR value adding initiatives and projects
mainly in the areas of learning and development, performance management,
leadership, mentoring and coaching, talent management and succession planning.

The new FHRD board will continue building on
the past board works in making sure that FHRD continues providing quality HR
related courses ranging from Level 5 Awards up to Doctorate level. At the same
time FHRD looks forward for the next two years to continue being a networking
hub for its members and HR practitioners in Malta. One of the main priorities
of the organisation will be that of continuing the work with the authorities in
Malta in order to introduce a warrant for HR practitioners operating in Malta,
with the aim of constantly raising the bar when it comes to people management. The
Foundation’s objective is to constantly increase the quality of human resources
in Malta through its lifelong learning programmes, networking events and
conferences.

We are pleased to inform you that FHRD is one of the sponsors for the 10th Annual Employment Case-Law Conference. This conference is ideal for HR professionals who want to stay up to date with developments that emanate from changes in the law as well as the significant case-law of the Industrial Tribunal and related appeals.

On Friday the 30th of November, FHRD will be hosting the last HR Fora event for 2018.

HR FORA, Q4: GDPR for HR professionals - 30 Nov 2018The revamped EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which became effective as of the 25th May 2018, introduced stringent data protection and privacy obligations on all persons and organisations that collect, store or process personal data, including HR Professionals.

FHRD 2018 HR Conference - 19 Oct 2018FHRD is proud to announce Malta’s largest Annual HR Conference for 2018, which will be held on the 19th October, 2018 at the Hilton Conference Centre.
Like previous years, this year we have a strong line up of speakers coming from ADIDAS - CIPD - PHILLIPS - SWAROVSKI amongst others whom are going to feature presentations on “Talent Management - Mastering the Challenge”.

HR FORA Q3, 2018: Dealing with Domestic and Gender Based Violence - Implications for HR practitioners - 19 Sep 2018FHRD will be hosting their third HR FORA for 2018. During this event we will be discussing how to deal with domestic and gender based violence and also the implications for HR Practitioners.

New Perspectives - New Horizons - 18 May 2018This seminar is going to be held on the 18th May 2018 at Corinthia Hotel St George's Bay. Both FHRD Members and Non-members are invited to register for this event.